The Blinks who felt they’d been hoodwinked took to Twitter to explain their anger.

“These are the people who got scammed by shoppee, this is just so unfair, these blinks spent so much money just to see them. Shoppee just scammed them and gave the tickets to ‘ArTist and InfLueNCer’ I mean half of them weren’t even blinks,” Twitter user @imjinspantss claimed.

These are the people who got scammed by shoppee, this is just so unfair, these blinks spent so much money just to see them. Shoppee just scammed them and gave the tickets to “ArTist and InfLueNCer” I mean half of them weren’t even blinks.#SHOPPEESCAMpic.twitter.com/4BsUMWMXac

@_jevousobserve, who was able to go to the event, said in a video that they weren’t allowed to cheer loudly for the South Korean girl group. She also claimed that they were not allowed to take photos and videos of the K-pop stars.

In response, Shopee issued a statement to apologize, saying: “We would like to sincerely apologize for the issues involving the Shopee x BLACKPINK meet-and-greet today in Manila. We hear your feedback loud and clear, and we understand that the event fell short of the high standards that Shopee users and BLACKPINK fans expect.”

It added that they took “immediate” steps after discovering the problems “to ensure the rightful winners of our contest could claim their prizes.” The company also mentioned that they are reaching out to those affected by the issue and are taking steps to make sure the incident doesn’t happen again in the future.

Some fans also claimed that the mechanics of the contest were changed while the promo was ongoing. They said in the initial mechanics, the orders from Shopee must be received by June 1 so that it would be included in the customer’s accumulated purchase. However, the fans alleged that Shopee changed the mechanics and moved the deadline earlier to May 25.

Photo: @rosies_are_lili/Twitter

Fans also blasted Shopee for allegedly filling the meet-and-greet with influencers and celebrities to get more publicity.

Blackpink doesn’t fcking need influencers and celebrities na bandwagon. WHAT DEY NEED ARE PEOPLE WHO LOVES THEM ALL ND APPRECIATE THEIR HARDWORK.

Twitter user @kaisooizt said: “damn blackpink and blinks didnt deserve this wtf skdkdkddks NO ONE IS SINGING??? THE CROWD IS DEAD BECAUSE THEY’RE JUST A BUNCH OF CELEBRITIES/INFLUENCERS WHO ONLY KNOWS TWO SONGS AND TWO MEMBERS !!!!”

damn blackpink and blinks didnt deserve this wtf skdkdkddks NO ONE IS SINGING??? THE CROWD IS DEAD BECAUSE THEY’RE JUST A BUNCH OF CELEBRITIES/INFLUENCERS WHO ONLY KNOWS TWO SONGS AND TWO MEMBERS !!!!#SHOPEESCAM